#40C8AA#40C8AA
#40C8AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.124 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 200, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 15%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.09, -43.49, 4.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.09, 43.71, 174.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% -0.1235 0.011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.124 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0207, 45.2974, 45.1835) |
| Luminance | 0.4530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.51
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.71
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.47
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.26
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C8AA #C8405E
analogous
#40C866 #40C8AA #40A2C8
triadic
#40C8AA #AA40C8 #C8AA40
tetradic
#40C8AA #6640C8 #C8405E #A2C840
square
#40C8AA #6640C8 #C8405E #A2C840
split-complementary
#40C8AA #C840A2 #C86640
monochromatic
#206E5D #2D9D85 #40C8AA #70D6BF #9FE3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#40C8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#40C8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C8AA
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C8AA | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BBA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAEAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 200, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.124 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9c3',
500: '#40c8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c8aa; $custom-light: #86d9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 200,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.765,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75238,
"c": 0.12403,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.45301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C8AA
secondary
#D094A1
accent
#496ADF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381